Stars and their cars
Tom Johnson will be recounting some of the celebrities he met during his travels as a motoring journalist. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Speaker meetings
A Quick Introduction to the Plants and People that Influenced Garden History
This talk by the independent researcher Advolly Richmond will briefly look at some people and plants in history that have shaped our gardens.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
A history of Wolverton Works
An illustrated talk by Phil Marsh on the history and other fascinating aspects of the Railway Works will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting.
Deanshanger Village Heritage Society
In the Footsteps of Wren: the Architecture of Norman Foster and Richard Rogers
Whenever a radical building appears, someone insists: “Wren would be turning in his grave.”, a barb endured by Richard Rogers and Norman Foster.
Arts Society North Bucks
Me and Agatha
A talk exploring the fascinating life of Agatha Christie and how she has inspired the author Colin Wade with his crime writing.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Women who write history
On International Women’s Day Bletchley Park has a special day of talks exploring the vital contributions women have made to intelligence, espionage and WW2.
Bletchley Park
Windmill Street: The street that never was
Have you ever wondered where the grid road names in Milton Keynes came from, or why some people refer to grid roads as the H5 or V8?
Yardley Gobion History Group
On foot through the intelligence zone
Alan Biggins’s talk is based on a chapter from his book The Intelligence Zone. It is about The Whaddon Web – MI6’s wartime communications sites.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Cordwainers: are they just a load of old cobblers?
A talk by Judith Millidge – a tale of shoemakers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, Dick Whittington and his cat. Non-members £5.00.
Bow Brickhill History Society
My Fathers’ Journey Through WW2
Andy Tennet’s talk will feature his father who was a Northampton man and volunteered for service in February 1940, serving through until March 1946.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society